It’s been 10 years since they removed the toll booths at the Dartford Crossing but the traffic delays haven’t eased one bit, complains our columnist.

Rather than banning sex education, Melissa Todd argues our children need a great deal more of it - and says we cannot rely on families to teach it.

Assaults in schools, bus travel, immigration, the election and the infected blood scandal are among topics debated on this week’s letters page.

The strange obsession with Rishi Sunak’s rain-soaked speech gives a taste of what’s to come before July 4, says our columnist.

The Tories’ bold pledge to bring back national service has caused quite a stir - but its impact on voters remains to be seen, writes Secret Thinker…

After a soggy election announcement and an ‘exodus’ of Tory MPs, political editor Paul Francis thinks Labour has come out on top in week one.

After refusing to stop in Kent for four years, we should stop courting the unfaithful Eurostar and instead fall into the arms of a rival operator.

Columnist Melissa Todd explores the potentially devastating impact of ‘no-fault evictions’ which can leave tenants homeless with little warning.

When dogs are allowed to die pain-free and dignified deaths but people are not, something is clearly very wrong, writes Secret Thinker.

After a particularly torrid weekend of traffic our columnist has had enough of roadworks and diversions and asks are there now more than ever before?

As the country grapples with a cost-of-living crisis, recession and NHS delays, the ‘minister for common sense’ has been busy… banning lanyards.

Our columnist stood on a cliff top in the early hours hoping to spot the Aurora Borealis - he didn’t but learned some valuable lessons.

As the weather warms up, columnist Melissa Todd dreads the arrival of hordes of visitors - and questions the appeal of tourism as a whole.

Natalie Elphicke's shock defection, leniency in the courts, the education system and housing solutions are all debated on this week's letters page.

Secret Thinker was initially dubious when people kept waving at him - but then realised campervanners are among the friendliest people you can meet.

Political editor Paul Francis says Natalie Elphicke’s “baffling and futile” defection to Labour is far from the coup Keir Starmer hoped it would be…

It’s back…Europe sings its heart out tonight but brace yourself for the annual chorus of disapproval.

Transport to school, the Rwanda plan, knife crime and sickness benefits are among the topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

Politics, like sport, needs big characters who know how to work a crowd - or voters and spectators will merely switch off, says Secret Thinker.

It’s secondary schools that make it difficult for children to go without a phone, suggests our columnist, as technology has overtaken pen and paper.